Santa Cruz (Durango)
We have collected many facts about the small village of Santa Cruz, as well as pictures, maps or statistics.
So you will learn about this incredible town of 73 inhabitants of Durango.
The town of Santa Cruz (Durango) belongs to the municipality of Gómez Palacio. There are 73 inhabitants and it is 1,121 meters altitude. The Magical Town of Mapimi is 40 minutes away by car (40 km). In the list of the most populated towns of the whole municipality, it is the number #100 of the ranking.
Data: In Santa Cruz, 36% of individuals have completed secondary education and 22% of households have a personal computer, laptop or tablet. More interesting data at the bottom of this page.
Do you want to locate the town of Santa Cruz? You can find it at 19.5 kilometers, in direction Southwest, from the town of Gómez Palacio, which has the largest population within the municipality. To enjoy the town of Santa Cruz through the satelital imagery, in the bottom of the webpage you have an interactive map to know where it is.
#1 Where is Santa Cruz? How to go? Map
Map to know how to get to Santa Cruz (Durango) by road and with geographical references of the surrounding towns. With the controls you can zoom in and out to the position of Santa Cruz, which has the following symbol 
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#2 The population of Santa Cruz (Durango) is 73 inhabitants
| Year | Female Inhabitants | Male inhabitants | Total population |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 38 | 35 | 73 |
| 2010 | 31 | 31 | 62 |
| 2005 | 33 | 43 | 76 |
| 2020 | 2010 | |
|---|---|---|
| Fertility rate (children per woman): | 1.96 | 3.23 |
| Population coming from outside the State of Durango: | 6.85% | 9.68% |
| Illiterate population: | 4.11% | 3.23% |
| Illiterate population (men): | 1.37% | 3.23% |
| Illiterate population (women): | 2.74% | 3.23% |
| Schooling level: | 7.96 | 7.59 |
| Schooling level (men): | 8.44 | 8 |
| Schooling level (women): | 7.5 | 7.21 |
| 2020 | 2010 | |
|---|---|---|
| Percentage of indigenous population: | 0.00% | 0.00% |
| Percentage speaking an indigenous language: | 0.00% | 0.00% |
| Percentage who speak an indigenous language and do not speak Spanish: | 0.00% | 0.00% |
Find out more interesting facts about all the towns in the Municipality of Gómez Palacio (statistics, pictures, maps, restaurants...) at this link.
| 2020 | 2010 | |
|---|---|---|
| Employed population over 12 years: | 39.73% | 40.32% |
| Employed population over 12 years (men): | 62.86% | 58.06% |
| Employed population over 12 years (women): | 18.42% | 22.58% |
| Number of inhabited private housings: | 18 | 24 |
| Homes with electricity: | 100.00% | 100.00% |
| Homes with piped water: | 100.00% | 88.24% |
| Homes with a toilet or sanitary facilities: | 88.89% | 82.35% |
| Homes with a radio: | 33.33% | 70.59% |
| Homes with a television: | 100.00% | 100.00% |
| Homes with a refrigerator: | 94.44% | 94.12% |
| Homes with a washing machine: | 94.44% | 70.59% |
| Homes with a car: | 38.89% | 58.82% |
| Households with personal computer, laptop or tablet: | 22.22% | 11.76% |
| Homes with landline telephone: | 0.00% | 0.00% |
| Homes with cell phones: | 88.89% | 52.94% |
| Homes with Internet: | 38.89% | 5.88% |
#3 Satellite photo of Santa Cruz
Amazing satellite GPS maps of Santa Cruz, to see from space this beautiful village, as well as the surroundings of the municipality of Gómez Palacio. You can search free satellite map (2024) of Santa Cruz.
#4 Hotels and Accommodation near Santa Cruz
Do you want to stay in Santa Cruz? We don't have any hotel registered in this town, but you can check in this list of the closest accommodations to Santa Cruz:- HOTEL DURANGO INN: 20 km away, direction North (15 minutes by car)
- MOTEL BUGAMBILIAS: 19 km away, direction Southeast (14 minutes by car)
- MOTEL GOLDEN SUITES: 24 km away, direction Southeast (18 minutes by car)
- HOTEL Y RESTAURANT EL MIRADOR: 25 km away, direction North (20 minutes by car)
#5 What to do in Santa Cruz
A weekend in Santa Cruz and looking for tourist attractions? Tourism in Santa Cruz and surroundings to find the best destinations.Mountains in Santa Cruz for hiking and trails:
- Cerro El Marmol (1615 meters): 5.8 km walk (73 minutes), heading West.
- Cerro Bola (1269 meters): 8.2 km walk (158 minutes), heading Northwest.
- Cerro La Cruz (1705 meters): 7.4 km walk (148 minutes), heading West.
- Cerro La Chiripa (1566 meters): 8.9 km walk (131 minutes), heading Southwest.
- Mapimi (Durango): Don't miss "Templo de Santiago Apóstol", 40 km, heading Northwest (40 minutes by car)
- Cuatro de Diciembre (Sagundo) (261 inhabitants): Located 0 km to the Northeast (0 minutes by car)
- San Roque (206 inhabitants): Located 1 km to the North (2 minutes by car)
- Numancia (395 inhabitants): Located 3 km to the North (3 minutes by car)
- Las Playas (222 inhabitants): Located 3 km to the Northeast (4 minutes by car)
#6 Population pyramid of Santa Cruz (Durango)
We have compiled data on number of inhabitants of Santa Cruz by age and gender, to show you the following population pyramid of the town, from the year 2005. You can check how the percentages of children and adults are distributed, in addition to women and men. With this data you can analyze the demographic structure, and know if in Santa Cruz there is a generational replacement.
| Age range | Number of women | Number of men | Total population |
|---|---|---|---|
| Infants (0-5 years) | 5 | 2 | 7 |
| Youth (6-14 years) | 5 | 6 | 11 |
| Adults (15-59 years) | 23 | 21 | 44 |
| Elderly (60+ years) | 5 | 6 | 11 |
#7 Pictures of Santa Cruz
Would you like to see what this town looks like and enjoy landscape pictures of Santa Cruz? We have located on the Internet several beautiful images of places and locations nearby, so you can see the beauty of this Mexican town. Some are artistic pictures and others are simply panoramic pictures taken by amateurs and friends who simply like Santa Cruz.
Disfrute con las fotos de Santa Cruz en este enlace
#8 The Postal Code of Santa Cruz (Durango) is 35117
Do you want to know the Postal Code of Santa Cruz so that you can send postal packages and letters with complete confidence that they will arrive at their destination? Write down the following 5 digits: 35117. The first two digits of the ZIP code of Santa Cruz ("35") correspond to the State of Durango, and the last three identify the town itself. As a curiosity, there may be several locations in the same State with the same Post Code.
#9 Vote for Santa Cruz as the most beautiful town in Mexico
Do you like Santa Cruz or don't you like it very much? Now you can vote for Santa Cruz to let everyone know about it. Use these stars ("0" you don't like it much, "5" you like it a lot) to rate it with your opinion.
In the following links you can check the list of the best (and most beautiful) towns in Mexico and the State of Durango, by popular vote:
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- The most beautiful towns in Durango
>>> Map with all the towns inside the municipality of Gómez Palacio
#10 Other towns in the Municipality of Gómez Palacio
- Bucareli (541 inhabitants)
- Curva de Camacho (14 inhabitants)
- El Empaque (- inhabitants)
- El Nogueral 555 (Campo Real) (1 inhabitants)
- El Rosario (3 inhabitants)
- Eliaf (El Chorizo) (- inhabitants)
- Los Olivos (5 inhabitants)
- Numancia (395 inhabitants)
- Paraíso Sector 3 (La Tijera) (25 inhabitants)
- Propiedad Privada El Recuerdo (- inhabitants)
- Providencia (564 inhabitants)
- Reforma (614 inhabitants)
- Santa Rosa (1 inhabitants)
- Taller Autotransportes Transbap (7 inhabitants)
- Venecia (1918 inhabitants)